​On gramophones the needles had to be changed after each to 4 runs of the record.It had been calculated that by playing a one foot record, a needle was actually running a distance of 219 yds. !"Strong", "semi-permanent", "medium" or "soft tone", were some of the numerous answers to the important problem of the record's wear. Usually it's first cracks were appearing only after 20 runs...From fine English steel to bamboo fiber, there was a huge choice of needles, each brand name proposing its own nice little boxes of 200 units.

The display that we are offering here for sale should satisfy most of the collectors.​